Fire-box.



H. c. STUART FIRE BOX- APPLICATION FILED SEPT-29, l9l6.

1,223,441 I Patented Apr. 24, 1917.,

INV-ENTOR flaw/i046. Jim/=1? WITNEISSES MJ Q ATTORNEY which the following time: c. s'ruanr, or s r. rotisserie-Y, vnniuour.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

Alpp'iication filed September 29, 1916. Serial No. 122,899.

To all whom it may concern: n

Be it a citizen ofthe United States, residing at St. Johnsbury, in the county ofCaledonia and State of Vermont, havev invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Boxes, of

is a specification. This invention relates to an improved stove and-the principal object of the invention is to provide a stove having an improved construction whereby fuel of a liquid nature may be placed in a pocket formed in a housing having communication withthe fire box and fuel placed in the fire box thus ignited by the fuel burning inthe pocket;

Another object construct the housing in which the fuel holding pocket is formed, that it may constitute a draft inlet for the fire box of the stove.

Another object of the invention is to pro fuel placed in the pocket. I

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein 2- Figure 1' is "a fragmentary sectional view through a portion of a'stove provided with the improved construction.

Fig. Q is a" perspective view of the wick.-

The stove indicated in general by the numeral 19 is provided with a fire box-X11 stove and provided positioned above the ash pit 12 and provided with the usual grate 13. This grate 13 is positioned upon a level with the housing 14 which is formed in the jacket o'r shell of the with an opening 15 permitting communication with the interior of the fire box 11. Therefore draft may pass preferably oil is through the opening 15 into Within this housing '14 there is provided a cross strip forming a wall 16 for the fuel pocket or pan 17. The liquid fuel which is placed in the pan 17 and will be ignited by means of the wick 18 which is positioned in the oil pan and con- Gupta! 01 this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

known that I, HAMILTON C. SruART,

toward the opening vaporize the oil in -vapors igniting and the of the invention is t9 so type of wick, for igniting receptacle against against said strip,

the fire box.

clamping plate 19 held in engagement with the walls 16 by clamping arms 19 When this wick is ignited, the flame will be drawn 15 and the heat will the receptacle 17 the through the opening 15 and into the fire box. This flame will.v ignite the coal or other fuel placed in thefire box of the stove and the fire in the stove can thus be started in a very short length of time. It will thus be seen that this structure provides a fire starter in whichthe oil can be placed'in front oft-he draft-opening of the fire box.

..VVhat is claimed is '51. A stove including a box, the jacket ing having in its inner wall an opening per-- mitting communication with the fire box, a cross strip in the housing forming a liquid fuel receptacle in the inner portion of the housing, a wick positioned in the liquid fuel jacket and a fire plate engaging said wic and clamping arms extending from the plate and engagfiame passing being provided with a hous nected w th the "wall 16by means of the the cross strip, a securing ing said eross strip to releasably hold. the.

wick in place.

2. A stove including a jacket and a fire box, the jacket being pro"'ded 'with a housing having anopening in its inner walls to permitcommunication with the fire box,- a strip extending acrossthe housing to provide a liquid fuel receptacle in the inner portionthereof, a wick in said receptacle fitting and means for releasably holding the wick in engagement with the cross strip.

Intestimen in presence 0 whereof alibi my signature two witnesses.

. HAMILTON G. STUART. Witnesses:

' Roy N. HOWARD,

JOHN T. RITCHIE.

Washington, D. E.

by addressing the Commissioner of Eatenti, 

